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What a gorgeous, gorgeous fragrance!
L`Occitane Vanille & Narcisse Eau de Toilette is a vanilla based fragrance.
Top notes of Blackcurrant and Bergamot
Heart notes of Narcissus and Gardenia
Base notes of Vanilla and Tonka Bean
It first starts of slightly musky, then evolves into a warm cuddly vanilla scent with a hint of spice. I can smell the Tonka Bean too. There is a sweetness to it but it is not as girly nor as pronounced as some of my other favourite fragrances (see Lancome La Vie Est Belle). The musky spicy-ness to it adds some sophistication and maturity to this fragrance. It was love at first whiff, and somehow, the scent makes me think of root beer or vanilla coke.
The fragrance is quite long-lasting - I can still smell it on my wrists the next day! It has little to moderate sillage. No matter how many spritzes, I don't find it overwhelming at all. I suppose you can say it is quite subtle in that way.
I think this type of fragrance would work best worn in the cooler autumn-winter months due to the cuddly vanilla, although the sweetness is also refreshing for the summer.
Personally, I find this fragrance a perfect combination of sexy and sweet. I have been using it every day, and I love it!
L`Occitane Vanille & Narcisse Eau de Toilette is priced at £49 for 75ml. This fragrance is available from your local L`Occitane shop and their website!
L`Occitane Vanille & Narcisse Eau de Toilette is a vanilla based fragrance.
Top notes of Blackcurrant and Bergamot
Heart notes of Narcissus and Gardenia
Base notes of Vanilla and Tonka Bean
It first starts of slightly musky, then evolves into a warm cuddly vanilla scent with a hint of spice. I can smell the Tonka Bean too. There is a sweetness to it but it is not as girly nor as pronounced as some of my other favourite fragrances (see Lancome La Vie Est Belle). The musky spicy-ness to it adds some sophistication and maturity to this fragrance. It was love at first whiff, and somehow, the scent makes me think of root beer or vanilla coke.
The fragrance is quite long-lasting - I can still smell it on my wrists the next day! It has little to moderate sillage. No matter how many spritzes, I don't find it overwhelming at all. I suppose you can say it is quite subtle in that way.
I think this type of fragrance would work best worn in the cooler autumn-winter months due to the cuddly vanilla, although the sweetness is also refreshing for the summer.
Personally, I find this fragrance a perfect combination of sexy and sweet. I have been using it every day, and I love it!
L`Occitane Vanille & Narcisse Eau de Toilette is priced at £49 for 75ml. This fragrance is available from your local L`Occitane shop and their website!
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I don't tend to buy pre-made MAC eyeshadow quads, mainly because each quad usually has at least one eyeshadow dud. But every once in a while, there is an exception.
The MAC Bare My Soul eyeshadow quad from this year's summer collection, Temperature Rising, contains 4 warm-toned eyeshadows with beautiful well-pigmented finishes.
Romantico is a light taupe bronze in a soft veluxe pearl finish. Bare My Soul is a frosted gold with a lustre finish, but behaves like a frost. Friendly is a deep bronzed chocolate with a veluxe pearl finish. When In Rio is a deep green with copper pearl in a frost finish - this is the better more pigmented sister of MAC Club eyeshadow.
I am truly impressed by this eyeshadow quad and I definitely recommend it!
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Giles, Diane Von Furstenberg, DKNY
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Sleek Makeup Showstoppers Palette
Now this is a force to be reckoned with. The Sleek Makeup Showstoppers Eyeshadow Palette is inspired from 12 of the most popular Sleek Makeup palettes. This palette contains 12 wearable eyeshadow shades, some of which are from previous Sleek Makeup palettes. I have quite a few of these palettes and have compared the shades to see which ones are most similar and which ones I have not been able to find dupes for in the said palettes.
Paraguaya - similar to the said palette's Bellini - a matte pale yellow beige, perfect for highlighting
Sunset - a shimmery peachy beige, perfect lid colour
Me, Myself and Eye - similar to the said palette's Barry White - a shimmery white
Bad Girl - a shimmery golden olive, new to this palette
Noir - a shimmery gunmetal grey, new to this palette
Ultramattes V2 - similar to the said palette's Noir - a matte dark grey
Oh So Special -similar to the said palette's Wrapped Up - a matte grey
Bohemian - a matte yellow toned pink, new to this palette
Storm - a matte navy blue, new to this palette
Sparkle - a sparkly pale gold, new to this palette
Au Natural - a dark purple with silver sparkles
Graphite - a shimmery bronze
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The Little Round Pot Cream blushes are new additions to the huge Bourjois makeup line. Here I have two gorgeous colours. They are 02 Healthy Glow and 03 Rose Tender. Healthy Glow is a coral colour with some subtle peachy shimmers. Rose Tender is a slightly shimmery medium-toned rose. The texture is just divine. They are creamy to touch and apply, but dry to a powdery finish. Feels like second skin! I love it!
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They've done it again! Roger & Gallet's Fleur de Figuier has to be one of the most gorgeous delicious refreshing scents I've encountered in a long time. I never thought fig could be used as a fragrance. Roger & Gallet's Fleur de Figuier collection smells fresh, fruity and sweet. Francis Kurkdjian created this scent inspired by his memories of the Mediterranean. As well as the soft sweet scents of Fig Leaves, Fig Milk and Fig Pulp, it also contains the tangy zesty freshness of mandarin and grapefruit. Cedar, Caraway seeds and musk adds a little bit of enchantment to this amazing scent.
Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Body Lotion (£12.50) has a nice thin consistency that dries quickly, leaving a velvety feel on the skin. Perfect for the summer!
Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Soap (£5.50) comes in its own soap case, ready for use in the shower.
Roger and Gallet never fails to disappoint! I'm in love with these products. I definitely recommend this range. Also available in Shower Cream and Eau Fraiche.
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I love this blush. It is probably one of my favourite NARS blushes in the shade Deep Throat.
Here are the most recent additions to my MAC neutral eyeshadow collection: Brule, Soba and Retrospeck.
Brule is a creamy beige with a satin finish. This will make a good natural looking highlighter especially for those with yellow undertones.
Soba is a mid-tone yellow based brown that's perfect for the crease.
Retrospeck is a glittery light beige in a lustre finish. This is beautiful as a lid colour.
I'm addicted to lippies and have been so excited for the release of this new MAC collection.
It is the MAC Fashion Sets collection which is comprised of matching sets of lipstick, lip pencil, lipgloss, eyeshadow and nail varnish. I'm not a fan of the MAC lipglasses as I find them way too sticky. Not a fan of the MAC nail polishes either as I find them overpriced for the quality of product. I don't tend to wear coloured eyeshadows anymore so I decided to skip on the eyeshadows. HOWEVER, MAC lipsticks - I DO love. I picked up 3 lipsticks and 4 lip pencils from this collection. I got lipstick and lip pencils in Embrace Me, Ablaze and Silly. As I don't wear purple lips too often, I only picked up the lip pencil Heroine as I felt it was quite unique. Here are a few photos and swatches. I will be reviewing them separately in subsequent posts! Enjoy xx
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